3rd Lab Week
Concept: Three types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Objective: Students will learn the three types of rock and how Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rocks are formed.
Vocabulary:
Rock Cycle
Igneous Rock
melting
magma
cooling
Metamorphic Rock
heat
pressure
Sedimentary Rock
weathering
erosion
sediments
compacting
•How are Igneous Rocks formed?
•How are Metamorphic Rocks formed?
•How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
FOSS Science Resources pgs 220-227.
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| Rock Cycle |
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| Igneous Rock |
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| Igneous Rock |
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| Igneous Rock |
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| Igneous Rock |
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| Metamorphic Rock |
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| Metamorphic Rock |
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| Sedimentary Rock |
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| Sedimentary Rock |
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| Sedimentary Rock |
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| Grand Canyon |
Here is an activity you can do at home
with marshmallows and The Rock Cycle
CA Science Standards
4a. Students know how to differentiate among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks by referring to their properties and methods of formation (the rock cycle).
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| Kīlauea Iki Crater lava lake |
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